The Great British Bake Off is coming back on our screens this year for two Christmas specials with Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood, Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig bringing some festive cheer to the tent.

Each episode will see four former bakers from previous series return to go head to head in three seasonal challenges in a bid to top the tree as Star Baker. But who will win? And, more importantly, who's competing?

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In The Great Christmas Bake Off former GBBO bakers Paul Jagger, Beca Lyne-Pirkis, Selasi Gbormittah and Val Stones will be pitted against each other, while in The Great Festive Bake Off, seasoned bakers Benjamina Ebuehi, Rob Billington, Rav Bansal and Sandy Docherty will go head to head.

Both shows will be on Channel 4 during the festive season, although exact dates and times are yet to be confirmed.

Previous GBBO moment: Beca's macaron were described as 'exquisite', which subsequently lead to her nickname 'Becaron'.

Selasi Gbormittah, 31

Job: Banker

Series: Series 7 – eliminated in week 9 (Semi-final, Patisserie)

Previous GBBO moment: Selasi's cool and calm approach to each challenge saw him through to the semi-final of Bake Off.

Val Stones, 67

Job: Retired teacher

Series: 7 – eliminated in week 5 (Pastry Week)

Previous GBBO highlight: Val's dancing whilst baking and emotional goodbye speech tapped at the nation's hearts. 'When you bake, you always bake for a reason. You're giving it to people, so you make it best you can. And you make it with love,' she said.

The Great Festive Bake Off

Rob Billington, Rav Bansal, Benjamina Ebuehi and Sandy Docherty

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Rob Billington, 31

Job: Photographer

Series: 2 – eliminated in week 5 (Pie Week)

Previous GBBO lowlight: When his pristine chocolate cake slid onto the floor at the end of the challenge. Another lowlight for Rob was during the week he went out, when his custard meringue pie collapsed.

Rav Bansal, 28

Job: Baker

Series: 7 – eliminated in week 6 (Botanical Week)

Previous GBBO moments: Known for his exotic and experimental fusion of flavours, Rav also found himself at the bottom of each technical challenge for three weeks in a row.

Benjamina Ebuehi, 25

Job: Now pursuing a career in food

Series: 7 – eliminated in week 8 (Tudor Week)

Known for: Being much loved for her flavoursome bakes.

Sandy Docherty, 52

Job: Child Welfare Officer

Series: 6 – eliminated in week 4 (Dessert Week)

Known for: Her sense of humour, most famously she performed the 'wobble dance'.